right. welker is perfect where he is or maybe with a qb named manning or luck or rothlisberger or brees or rogers. at his age he's not worth huge money and it would take a lot to get him to the jets.

Originally Posted by unchartedm0nkey

Welker's one of those guys that looks awesome but when you bring him here he wouldn't be used in the same way, causing an uproar. He's in the ideal offense right now to suit his skillset with the perfect QB to utilize him. Not that he couldn't duplicate his success on other teams, but with our system and our QB, you'd see a shell of the Welker you see on the Pats.

When was the last time he played with Tom Brady? It's like teams going crazy to hire Charlie Weiss and Josh Mcdaniel because of their success with Tom Brady. Soon teams learn that its basically all Brady.

When was the last time he played with Tom Brady? It's like teams going crazy to hire Charlie Weiss and Josh Mcdaniel because of their success with Tom Brady. Soon teams learn that its basically all Brady.

I think you still have Sanchez as the guy slinging the rock in 2013. Will Bray, Holmes, and Kerley still be on the '14 squad?

Well Sanchez is definitely on the roster next season. As so many have already very eloquently posted, "The Jets have 8.25 million reasons to keep Sanchez on the roster".

But I don't think anyone is saying that Sanchez will be the starting QB. The cracks are starting to show between Rex Ryan and his beloved sex slave Sanchez. Rex Ryan actually benched his boy toy recently.

The Jets are going to sign some decent QB competition for next years training camp. That mandate will come straight from Woody Johnson himself likely.

Then it is, let the chips fall where they may. There will be a straight up QB competition in next years training camp. Whoever wins that competition will be our starter.

I'd much rather have Edelman at Edelman prices IF he could stay healthy. Big if though.

Welker is extremely durable and has been insanely productive with the Pats. But he's pricey, getting long in the tooth, and increasingly has the "dropsies" at inopportune moments. Also, I agree with those who question whether his production would continue with a non-elite QB.

I'd much rather have Edelman at Edelman prices IF he could stay healthy. Big if though.

Welker is extremely durable and has been insanely productive with the Pats. But he's pricey, getting long in the tooth, and increasingly has the "dropsies" at inopportune moments. Also, I agree with those who question whether his production would continue with a non-elite QB.

Every WR's production drops with a non elite QB. Look in Arizona at Fitzgerald. And there is something to be said about a tandem working together for year, they just know what each other are going to do.

If it's just the system, why does no one else do it? He's led the league in receptions 3 times, and has 750 for his career. Just the system? Why can't the Jets run that system?

Tiny short guy hides in slot, crossing patterns in front of him, "pick plays" all around him. Comes out of backfield.

Edelman could do EXACTLY what he does, so could Woodhead.

Do you think Woodhead would be productive at all for the Jets?

My proof is that the offense being run by Brady traces back to Ron Erhardt (Weis had a large part of refining it for Brady) who was the OC of the Jets when Testaverde was our starting QB during the Parcells/Belichick years.

Our "Mighty Mite" was Chrebet. Like Welker, Chrebet would run delayed, picked, or screened crossing patterns directly over the middle of the field and essentially gave up his brain to the cost of doing so.

There were no "defenseless receivers" back then.

Which goes to show you that Bob Kraft and his son continuously fellating Roger Goodell can be good for your career.

Every WR's production drops with a non elite QB. Look in Arizona at Fitzgerald. And there is something to be said about a tandem working together for year, they just know what each other are going to do.

There is no parallel between Larry Fitzgerald and anybody in the NFL outside of Calvin Johnson.

Johnson and Fitzgerald are guys who elevate average QB's into Pro Bowl levels.

Welker is elevated by Brady. Statistically Welker is incredible, but 100 catches by Welker are not even close to 100 catches by Calvin Johnson. Too entirely different animals.

If you think Welker would be an upgrade over Santonio Holmes, you are very sadly mistaken. Very, very wrong.

Clearly it's an advantage for Welker to be playing with Brady, but he showed the same skills when he was with Miami. The problem was that the Phins tried to protect him with a lower tender and the Pats jumped in, offering them an additional draft pick (7th I think) plus the 2nd they would receive if the Pats claimed him. The Pats made the Phins an offer they couldn't refuse.

I'm not taking anything away from Welker; he obviously has a great skillset that has made him very successful playing in that offense. The key words though, are "in that offense." As skillful as he is, "Wes Welker" would never have been a household term in Miami, at least not as much of a household name as he's become in New England. He happens to play in an offense with a QB that perfectly utilizes what Welker does best. You put Welker on the Jets with Sanchez, a QB who has shown no consistent accuracy on short throws (or any distance for that matter), he's not catching the ball in space and raking up a ton of YAC. I'm knocking the Jets more than anything else; if we had the proper personnel and scheme to utilize Welker the way he is supposed to be used, I'd love Welker. In the Jets situation though he's just not worth it. He'd essentially be what Santonio Holmes has been - Jets fans expected the Holmes that was killing it downfield in Pittsburgh, not the Holmes that isn't a consistent part of the offense.